In Jerusalem two buses burnt up in a terrorist attack.
I wish those who were wounded convalescence.
We will locate those who prepared this terrorist bomb.
We will reach those who dispatched them,
we will also reach those who stand behind them.
We will settle this goal with these terrorists.
We are in a protracted struggle against terror - knife terror,
shooting terror, bomb terror and also tunnel terror.
Two years ago during operation Protective Edge we stroke Hamas
with an unprecedented blow. I would like to believe that this
message was understood by Hamas, but if Hamas dares to attack
our soldiers, our citizens or our communities, it will absorb a blow
with an even greater intensity. And in any case we are not
sitting idly by, we are doing all that is
necessary to preserve Israel’s security.
In recent days, the State of Israel has achieved a global breakthrough
in the ability to locate tunnels. I congratulate the IDF Chief-of-Staff,
the IDF, the ISA and the intelligence and technology personnel
on this unique breakthrough. The government is investing
considerable capital in countering the tunnel threat.
This is an ongoing effort that will not end overnight.
We are investing in this and will continue to do so with determination.
This issue is very important for us. You know that in the past
a conference on Middle East peace process took place in
Annapolis and according to its decisions there should have been
a second conference on Middle East peace process in Moscow,
but it did not happen. And now a question of
holding international Middle East peace conference is on agenda.
And of course Mr President we will support your efforts aimed at making
more effective steps needed in order to reach constructive dialogue.